2009 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union tournament 2009 Six Nations Championship File:Six Nations 2009 - Scotland vs Ireland 4.jpg 250px Ireland win over Scotland on 14 March 2009 7 February – 21 March 2009 ENGFRA 1974IREITASCOWAL IRE 11 IRE (2nd title) IRE (10th title) 15 981963 56 IRE rugby union Ronan O'Gara (51) IRE rugby union Brian O'Driscoll (4)England Riki Flutey (4) IRE rugby union Brian O'Driscoll 2008 2008 Six Nations Championship 2010 2010 Six Nations Championship The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th Six Nations Championship, and the 115th international championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major European national teams: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was held between 7 February and 21 March 2009. Ireland won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown, only their second Grand Slam, their first since 1948, and first Triple Crown since 2007.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0321/breaking50.htm Ireland beat Wales to take first Grand Slam since 1948 21 March 2009 21 March 2009 The Irish Times England finished as runners-up, and also won the Calcutta Cup. The tournament featured the first Friday night game in its history, played between France and Wales at the Stade de France.France 21-16 Wales https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7891328.stm BBC Sport 27 February 2009 23 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311144425/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7891328.stm 11 March 2009 live Summary The tournament began on 7 February 2009, when England hosted Italy in the earlier of the day's two matches. Ireland played France later that evening, with Scotland versus Wales the following day. The reigning champions on entering the 2009 tournament were Wales, who won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2008. The winners of both accolades in 2009 were Ireland, with Ronan O'Gara's dropped goal leaving the score in the final match against Wales in Cardiff on 21 March at 17–15.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2009/0321/wales_ireland.html Wales 15-17 Ireland - Matchtracker 21 March 2009 21 March 2009 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090322174917/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2009/0321/wales_ireland.html 22 March 2009 dead Wales's Stephen Jones then missed a late penalty from just inside the Ireland half to leave Wales in fourth position.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7954758.stm RBS 6 Nations: Wales v. Ireland 21 March 2009 21 March 2009 BBC https://web.archive.org/web/20090321134700/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7954758.stm 21 March 2009 live Ireland's two tries in that match came when captain Brian O'Driscoll and Tommy Bowe scored in quick succession in the 44th and 46th minutes respectively. Paul O'Connell received the Triple Crown and Ireland's captain Brian O'Driscoll lifted the trophy. It was Ireland's first Grand Slam since 1948, 61 years earlier.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2009/0319/george_hook_4.html RBS 6 Nations: Expert Analysis: George Hook 21 March 2009 21 March 2009 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090322090421/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2009/0319/george_hook_4.html 22 March 2009 dead This was achieved in the first Six Nations Championship since Declan Kidney was appointed as manager of the Ireland team, succeeding Eddie O'Sullivan who resigned after the previous tournament.Ireland appoint Kidney as coach https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/7387762.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 7 May 2008 21 March 2009 thumb|250px|Brian O'Driscoll lifting the Six Nations cup Twelve tries were scored by Ireland throughout the tournament, and five wins left the team on top of the table at the end of the Championship with ten points. They opened with a 30–21 win over France at home stadium Croke Park on 7 February."Ireland make the running". Six Nations. Accessed 21 March 2009. On 15 February, Ireland's second match was a 38–9 victory over Italy at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome."Victory margin flatters erratic Ireland". Six Nations. Accessed 21 March 2009. On 28 February, Ireland beat England 14–13 at Croke Park and on 14 March, Ireland beat Scotland 22–15 at Murrayfield Stadium."Unbeaten Ireland edge out England". Six Nations. Accessed 21 March 2009."Heaslip and Stringer inspire Ireland". Six Nations. Accessed 21 March 2009. Archived 14 August 2009. Then followed the Grand Slam against Wales on 21 March 2009. That game was attended by the President of Ireland Mary McAleese, who presented the trophy, and Taoiseach Brian Cowen. Following the game there were tributes from politicians. A civic reception for the team took place outside Dublin's Mansion House on 22 March at 16:30,http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0321/rugby.html Taoiseach leads tributes to Irish rugby team 21 March 2009 21 March 2009 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090323031810/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0321/rugby.html 23 March 2009 live with 18,000 fans attending alongside Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Dublin's Deputy Lord Mayor Emer Costelloe.http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0322/rugby.html Thousands welcome grand slam squad 22 March 2009 22 March 2009 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090323130039/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0322/rugby.html 23 March 2009 live 2,000 fans had earlier greeted the team upon their arrival at Dublin Airport. Brian O'Driscoll described 21 March as a "sweet, sweet day".http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2009/0321/1224243239637.html O'Driscoll basks in Grand Slam glory 21 March 2009 21 March 2009 The Irish Times The game was watched by 945,000 people in Ireland, the highest rating television programme in the country by that stage of 2009.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2009/0323/ireland.html Huge viewership for Grand Slam decider 23 March 2009 23 March 2009 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090326012859/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2009/0323/ireland.html 26 March 2009 dead Former coach Eddie O'Sullivan was said to be "delighted" for the team.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2009/0323/osullivane.html O'Sullivan delighted for Ireland players 23 March 2009 23 March 2009 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090325064908/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2009/0323/osullivane.html 25 March 2009 dead Brian O'Driscoll was named player of the tournament, beating Italy's Sergio Parisse and Ireland teammate Paul O'Connell.http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2009/0327/1224243595483.html?via=mr O'Driscoll Six Nations player of tournament 27 March 2009 27 March 2009 The Irish Times O'Connell was later named captain of the British and Irish Lions team to tour South Africa and containing fourteen members of the Grand Slam winning Irish team on 21 April 2009, describing it as "a great honour".http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0421/lions.html O'Connell to lead 14 Irish Lions 21 April 2009 21 April 2009 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090422153528/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0421/lions.html 22 April 2009 dead http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0421/lions1.html O'Connell: 'It's a great honour' 21 April 2009 21 April 2009 RTÉ https://web.archive.org/web/20090422153533/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0421/lions1.html 22 April 2009 dead Italy were the only side to not win a match in the tournament, suffering defeats by twenty points or more against, in addition to Ireland, France (50–8), England (36–11) and Scotland (26–6), while losing 20–15 to Wales. Scotland managed a solitary victory against Italy to finish on 2 points. England, France and Wales all managed to win three of their matches to finish level on six points but England's points difference of +54 granted them second place in the table. Their points tally was boosted by a 36–10 defeat of France and a 26–12 win against Scotland which sealed the Calcutta Cup. Wales' early loss to France and narrow loss to Ireland in the last game of the tournament denied them a second consecutive championship. Although Wales needed to beat Ireland by more than 13 points to win the championship, they could have won the game and the Triple Crown in the last minute of the tournament (as well as denying Ireland the Grand Slam) if Stephen Jones' 50-yard penalty kick had not fallen short. Participants NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonENG Martin JohnsonUnlike the other head coaches in the 2009 Six Nations, Martin Johnson holds the position of team managerSteve BorthwickFRA 1974Stade de FranceSaint-DenisFRA 1974 Marc LièvremontLionel NalletIRECroke ParkDublinIRL Declan KidneyBrian O'Driscollhttp://www.irishrugby.ie/283_15840.php?PHPSESSID=ecaf00c54d058cd6384c11e7b7a78d80 Ireland Management Confirm Captain And Season Plan Irish Rugby Football Union 27 January 2009 27 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090130012941/http://www.irishrugby.ie/283_15840.php January 30, 2009 dead ITAStadio FlaminioRomeRSA Nick MallettSergio ParisseSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghSCO Frank HaddenMike BlairWALMillennium StadiumCardiffNZL Warren GatlandRyan JonesMartyn Williams captained Wales in their opening match against Scotland after Jones failed a fitness test hours before kickoff.http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/12780.php Wales make winning start PA Sport Six Nations Rugby 8 February 2009 8 February 2009 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20091015121035/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/12780.php 15 October 2009 Alun Wyn Jones captained Wales in their Round 4 match against Italy, as coach Warren Gatland chose to move Ryan Jones to the bench for that match only.http://wru.co.uk/977_19926.php Jones named Wales' 127th captain Simon Rimmer Welsh Rugby Union 5 March 2009 10 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090317100616/http://wru.co.uk/977_19926.php 17 March 2009 dead Squads each nation's squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship 2009 Six Nations Championship squads Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 IRE IRE ENG ENG FRA FRA 1974 WAL WAL SCO SCO ITA ITA 5 0 0 121 73 12 3 0 2 124 70 16 3 0 2 124 101 14 3 0 2 100 81 8 1 0 4 79 102 4 0 0 5 49 170 2 #ccffcc A The first tiebreaker is point difference from all matches, the second is tries scored. After these two tiebreakers the championship is shared.http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/championship-information_rules.php Rules of the RBS 6 Nations Championship 15 March 2009 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20080509142546/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/championship-information_rules.php 9 May 2008 complete ESPN Fixtures The fixtures for the 2009 Six Nations were released on 17 April 2008.2009 RBS 6 Nations Fixtures rbs6nations.com http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/match-centre_fixtures-results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20080509104528/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/match-centre_fixtures-results.php usurped May 9, 2008 19 March 2008 The France v Wales game on 27 February was the first Friday night game in the history of the championship, both under the Five and Six Nations format.First Friday night game? sixnationsweb.co.uk http://www.sixnationsweb.co.uk/news/article.asp?id=9933 19 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090201210027/http://www.sixnationsweb.co.uk/news/article.asp?id=9933 1 February 2009 Round 1 7 February 2009 15:00 GMT ENG 36–11 Report ITA Goode 2' cEllis (2) 18' m, 54' cFlutey 28' cCueto 78' c Goode (4/5) Goode (1/3) 36' Mi. Bergamasco 72' m McLean (2/3) 34', 39' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Mark Lawrence (South Africa) FB 15Delon ArmitageRW 14Paul SackeyOC 13Jamie Noon 73IC 12Riki Flutey 60LW 11Mark CuetoFH 10Andy GoodeSH 9 Harry Ellis 60N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Steffon Armitage 62BF 6 James Haskell 34RL 5 Nick Kennedy 73LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)TP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Lee Mears 55LP 1 Andrew Sheridan 60Replacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 55PR 17Julian White 60LK 18Tom Croft 73FL 19Joe Worsley 62SH 20Ben Foden 60CE 21Shane Geraghty 63 60CE 22Mathew Tait 73Coach:Martin Johnson350px FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Gonzalo García 55LW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Andrea Marcato 29SH 9 Mauro Bergamasco 41N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Josh SoleRL 5 Marco Bortolami 55LL 4 Santiago Dellapè 76TP 3 Martin CastrogiovanniHK 2 Fabio Ongaro 55LP 1 Salvatore Perugini 60Replacements:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 55PR 17Carlos Nieto 60LK 18Tommaso Reato 55FL 19Jean-François Montauriol 76SH 20Giulio Toniolatti 41FH 21Luke McLean 29CE 22Matteo Pratichetti 55Coach:Nick Mallett 7 February 2009 17:00 GMT IRE 30–21 Report FRA 1974 Heaslip 34' cO'Driscoll 43' cD'Arcy 66' c O'Gara (3/3) O'Gara (3/5) 3', 17', 78' Harinordoquy 15' cMédard 50' m Beauxis (1/2) Beauxis (1/1) 76' Beauxis (2/2) 40+1', 53' Croke Park, Dublin 79,000 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Rob Kearney 80RW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Paddy Wallace 63LW 11Luke FitzgeraldFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Tomás O'LearyN8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen Ferris 76RL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Jerry Flannery 49LP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements:HK 16Rory Best 49PR 17Tom CourtLK 18Malcolm O'KellyFL 19Denis Leamy 76SH 20Peter StringerCE 21Gordon D'Arcy 63FB 22Geordan Murphy 80Coach:Declan Kidney350px FB 15Clément Poitrenaud 79RW 14Julien MalzieuOC 13Florian Fritz 80IC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Maxime MédardFH 10Lionel BeauxisSH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde 68N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 71OF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Sébastien Chabal 62LL 4 Lionel Nallet (c)TP 3 Benoît Lecouls 40HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 58LP 1 Lionel FaureReplacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 58PR 17Nicolas Mas 40LK 18Romain Millo-Chluski 62N8 19Louis Picamoles 71SH 20Morgan Parra 68CE 21Benoît Baby 80WG 22Cédric Heymans 79Coach:Marc Lièvremont 8 February 2009 15:00 GMT SCO 13–26 Report WAL M. Evans 69' c Paterson (1/1) Paterson (2/2) 32', 51' Shanklin 22' mA. W. Jones 29' mHalfpenny 41' mS. Williams 58' m S. Jones (2/3) 13', 40+1' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 63,000 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Simon Webster 21OC 13Ben Cairns 52IC 12Graeme MorrisonLW 11Sean LamontFH 10Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair (c) 62N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 John Barclay 56BF 6 Ally Hogg 73RL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Jason WhiteTP 3 Geoff Cross 20 31HK 2 Ross Ford 62LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Dougie Hall 62PR 17Alasdair Dickinson 31LK 18Kelly Brown 73FL 19Scott Gray 56SH 20Chris Cusiter 62WG 21Chris Paterson 21CE 22Max Evans 52Coach:Frank Hadden350px FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Leigh HalfpennyOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Jamie Roberts 60LW 11Shane Williams 72FH 10Stephen Jones 63SH 9 Mike Phillips 60N8 8 Andy PowellOF 7 Martyn Williams (c) 66BF 6 Dafydd JonesRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian Gough 63TP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees 63LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 63Replacements:HK 16Huw Bennett 63PR 17John Yapp 63LK 18Luke Charteris 63FL 19Bradley Davies 72SH 20Dwayne Peel 60FH 21James Hook 63CE 22Andrew Bishop 60Coach:Warren Gatland Round 2 14 February 2009 16:00 CET FRA 1974 22–13 Report SCO Ouedraogo 46' c Beauxis (1/1) Beauxis (5/7) 23', 38', 53', 60', 73' T. Evans 69' c Paterson (1/1) Godman (2/3) 35', 49' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,600 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Maxime MédardOC 13Benoît Baby 59IC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Cédric HeymansFH 10Lionel BeauxisSH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde 67N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 70OF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Lionel Nallet (c)LL 4 Romain Millo-Chluski 59TP 3 Nicolas Mas 41HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 55LP 1 Fabien BarcellaReplacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 55PR 17Renaud Boyoud 41LK 18Sébastien Chabal 59N8 19Louis Picamoles 70SH 20Morgan Parra 67CE 21Maxime Mermoz 59WG 22Julien MalzieuCoach:Marc Lièvremont350px FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Simon Danielli 66OC 13Max EvansIC 12Graeme Morrison 73LW 11Thom EvansFH 10Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair (c) 73N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 John BarclayBF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Jim Hamilton 18LL 4 Jason WhiteTP 3 Alasdair Dickinson 46HK 2 Ross Ford 66LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Dougie Hall 66PR 17Moray Low 46LK 18Kelly Brown 18FL 19Scott GraySH 20Chris Cusiter 73WG 21Chris Paterson 66CE 22Nick De Luca 73Coach:Frank Hadden 14 February 2009 17:30 GMT WAL 23–15 Report ENG Halfpenny 44' m S. Jones (5/5) 4', 16', 43', 54', 72'Halfpenny 22' (1/2) Sackey 24' mD. Armitage 57' c Flood (1/1) Goode (1/1) 30' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 73,000 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Leigh HalfpennyOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Mark JonesFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Mike Phillips 73N8 8 Andy Powell 60OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Ryan Jones (c)RL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees 66LP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Huw Bennett 66PR 17John YappLK 18Luke CharterisFL 19Dafydd Jones 60SH 20Dwayne Peel 73FH 21James HookCE 22Andrew BishopCoach:Warren Gatland350px FB 15Delon ArmitageRW 14Paul Sackey 65OC 13Mike Tindall 14IC 12Riki FluteyLW 11Mark CuetoFH 10Andy Goode 41 53SH 9 Harry EllisN8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Joe WorsleyBF 6 James Haskell 54RL 5 Nick Kennedy 55LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)TP 3 Phil Vickery 65HK 2 Lee Mears 65LP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 65PR 17Julian White 65LK 18Tom Croft 55FL 19Luke Narraway 54SH 20Paul HodgsonFH 21Toby Flood 53CE 22Mathew Tait 65Coach:Martin Johnson 15 February 2009 15:30 CET ITA 9–38 Report IRE McLean (3/4) 5', 16', 24' Bowe 19' cFitzgerald (2) 40' c, 76' cD. Wallace 48' cO'Driscoll 78' c O'Gara (4/4)Kearney (1/1) O'Gara (1/1) 50' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 30,000 Chris White (England) FB 15Andrea Masi 1RW 14Kaine Robertson 20OC 13Gonzalo Canale 48IC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Matteo PratichettiFH 10Luke McLean 72SH 9 Paul GriffenN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Tommaso Reato 48LL 4 Santiago Dellapè 48TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 33HK 2 Fabio Ongaro 41LP 1 Salvatore Perugini 36Replacements:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 41PR 17Carlos Nieto 33LK 18Carlo Del Fava 48FL 19Josh Sole 48SH 20Giulio Toniolatti 72FH 21Gonzalo García 48CE 22Andrea Bacchetti 20Coach:Nick Mallett350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Paddy Wallace 41LW 11Luke FitzgeraldFH 10Ronan O'Gara 32SH 9 Tomás O'Leary 72N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen Ferris 62RL 5 Paul O'Connell 77LL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Jerry Flannery 60LP 1 Marcus Horan 55Replacements:HK 16Rory Best 60PR 17Tom Court 55LK 18Malcolm O'Kelly 77FL 19Denis Leamy 62SH 20Peter Stringer 72CE 21Gordon D'Arcy 41FB 22Geordan MurphyCoach:Declan Kidney Round 3 27 February 2009 21:00 CET FRA 1974 21–16 Report WAL Dusautoir 40' cHeymans 53' m Parra (1/2) Parra (3/5) 6', 35', 70' Byrne 24' c S. Jones (1/1) S. Jones (2/2) 3', 9'Hook (1/1) 73' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,000 Mark Lawrence (South Africa) FB 15Maxime MédardRW 14Julien MalzieuOC 13Mathieu BastareaudIC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Cédric HeymansFH 10Benoît Baby 37SH 9 Morgan Parra 72N8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Sébastien Chabal 57LL 4 Lionel Nallet (c)TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet 57HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 65LP 1 Fabien BarcellaReplacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 65PR 17Thomas Domingo 57LK 18Romain Millo-Chluski 57N8 19Louis PicamolesSH 20Sébastien Tillous-Borde 72FH 21François Trinh-Duc 37FB 22Clément PoitrenaudCoach:Marc Lièvremont350px FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Leigh HalfpennyOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Jamie Roberts 55LW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen Jones 70SH 9 Mike Phillips 55N8 8 Andy Powell 62OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Ryan Jones (c)RL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian Gough 71TP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees 55LP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Huw Bennett 55PR 17John YappLK 18Luke Charteris 71FL 19Dafydd Jones 62SH 20Dwayne Peel 55FH 21James Hook 70CE 22Gavin Henson 55Coach:Warren Gatland 28 February 2009 15:00 GMT SCO 26–6 Report ITA Danielli 35' cGray 64' c Godman (1/1)Paterson (1/1) Paterson (3/3) 5', 13', 68'Godman (1/2) 31' McLean (1/1) 55' Parisse (1/1) 22' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 65,000 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Hugo Southwell 47RW 14Simon DanielliOC 13Max EvansIC 12Graeme Morrison 67LW 11Thom EvansFH 10Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair (c) 55N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 John Barclay 56BF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Alastair KellockLL 4 Jason WhiteTP 3 Euan Murray 67HK 2 Ross Ford 53LP 1 Allan Jacobsen 68Replacements:HK 16Dougie Hall 53PR 17Alasdair Dickinson 67LK 18Kelly Brown 68FL 19Scott Gray 56SH 20Chris Cusiter 55WG 21Chris Paterson 47CE 22Nick De Luca 67Coach:Frank Hadden350px FB 15Andrea Marcato 47RW 14Mirco BergamascoOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Gonzalo García 3LW 11Matteo PratichettiFH 10Luke McLeanSH 9 Paul Griffen 55N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco Bortolami 77LL 4 Santiago Dellapè 57TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 58HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 58LP 1 Salvatore PeruginiReplacements:HK 16Franco Sbaraglini 58PR 17Carlos Nieto 58LK 18Carlo Del Fava 57FL 19Josh Sole 77SH 20Pablo Canavosio 55CE 21Andrea Bacchetti 3WG 22Giulio Rubini 47Coach:Nick Mallett 28 February 2009 17:30 GMT IRE 14–13 Report ENG O'Driscoll 57' m O'Gara (2/5) 27', 71' O'Driscoll (1/2) 46' D. Armitage 78' c Goode (1/1) Flood (1/1) 38'D. Armitage (1/1) 64' Croke Park, Dublin 82,000 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Paddy WallaceLW 11Luke FitzgeraldFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Tomás O'Leary 65N8 8 Jamie Heaslip 68OF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen FerrisRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Jerry Flannery 68LP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements:HK 16Rory Best 68PR 17Tom CourtLK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Denis Leamy 68SH 20Peter Stringer 65CE 21Gordon D'ArcyFB 22Geordan MurphyCoach:Declan Kidney350px FB 15Delon ArmitageRW 14Paul Sackey 57OC 13Mike TindallIC 12Riki FluteyLW 11Mark CuetoFH 10Toby Flood 66SH 9 Harry Ellis 58N8 8 Nick Easter 76OF 7 Joe WorsleyBF 6 James HaskellRL 5 Nick Kennedy 69LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)TP 3 Phil Vickery 55HK 2 Lee Mears 66LP 1 Andrew Sheridan 77Replacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 66PR 17Julian White 77LK 18Tom Croft 69FL 19Luke Narraway 76SH 20Danny Care 69 58FH 21Andy Goode 66CE 22Mathew Tait 57Coach:Martin Johnson Notes: Ireland won the Millennium Trophy. Round 4 14 March 2009 16:00 CET ITA 15–20 Report WAL Marcato (5/5) 5', 31', 34', 57', 70' S. Williams 25' cShanklin 71' c Hook (2/2) Hook (2/3) 59', 63' Stadio Flaminio, Rome Alan Lewis (Ireland) FB 15Andrea Marcato 75RW 14Giulio RubiniOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Matteo PratichettiFH 10Luke McLeanSH 9 Paul Griffen 66N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco Bortolami 64LL 4 Santiago Dellapè 50TP 3 Carlos Nieto 50HK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Salvatore PeruginiReplacements:HK 16Franco SbaragliniPR 17Martin Castrogiovanni 50LK 18Carlo Del Fava 50FL 19Josh Sole 64SH 20Pablo Canavosio 66FH 21Luciano Orquera 75CE 22Roberto QuartaroliCoach:Nick Mallett350px FB 15Lee Byrne 68RW 14Mark JonesOC 13Jamie RobertsIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10James Hook 75SH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Andy PowellOF 7 Dafydd JonesBF 6 Jonathan Thomas 57RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)LL 4 Luke Charteris 66TP 3 Rhys M. Thomas 57HK 2 Huw Bennett 57LP 1 John YappReplacements:HK 16Matthew Rees 57PR 17Gethin Jenkins 57LK 18Bradley Davies 66FL 19Ryan Jones 57SH 20Warren FuryFH 21Stephen Jones 75CE 22Tom Shanklin 68Coach:Warren Gatland 14 March 2009 17:00 GMT SCO 15–22 Report IRE Paterson (5/5) 5', 13', 21', 31', 60' Heaslip 51' c O'Gara (1/1) O'Gara (4/5) 11', 27', 33', 70' O'Gara (1/1) 57' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Simon DanielliOC 13Max EvansIC 12Graeme Morrison 70LW 11Thom EvansFH 10Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair (c) 51N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 John Barclay 67BF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Jason White 50TP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross Ford 57LP 1 Alasdair DickinsonReplacements:HK 16Dougie Hall 57PR 17Moray LowLK 18Nathan Hines 50FL 19Scott Gray 67SH 20Chris Cusiter 51CE 21Nick De Luca 70FB 22Hugo SouthwellCoach:Frank Hadden350px FB 15Rob Kearney 75RW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Luke FitzgeraldFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter Stringer 65N8 8 Denis Leamy 30OF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen FerrisRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory Best 61LP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements:HK 16Jerry Flannery 61PR 17Tom CourtLK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Jamie Heaslip 30SH 20Tomás O'Leary 65CE 21Paddy WallaceFB 22Geordan Murphy 75Coach:Declan Kidney Notes: Ireland won their eighth successive Centenary Quaich. 15 March 2009 15:00 GMT ENG 34–10 FRA 1974 Report Cueto 1' cFlutey (2) 22' c, 41' mD. Armitage 37' cWorsley 39' m Flood (3/3) Flood (1/1) 18' Szarzewski 56' mMalzieu 64' m Twickenham Stadium, London Stuart Dickinson (Australia) FB 15Delon ArmitageRW 14Mark CuetoOC 13Mike TindallIC 12Riki FluteyLW 11Ugo Monye 72FH 10Toby Flood 40SH 9 Harry Ellis 55N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Joe Worsley 68BF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Simon Shaw 57LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)TP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Lee Mears 57LP 1 Andrew Sheridan 66Replacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 57PR 17Julian White 66LK 18Nick Kennedy 68FL 19James Haskell 57SH 20Danny Care 55FH 21Andy Goode 40CE 22Mathew Tait 72Coach:Martin Johnson350px FB 15Maxime MédardRW 14Julien MalzieuOC 13Mathieu Bastareaud 46IC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Cédric HeymansFH 10François Trinh-Duc 46SH 9 Morgan Parra 59N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 68OF 7 Sébastien ChabalBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Jérôme Thion 46LL 4 Lionel Nallet (c)TP 3 Sylvain MarconnetHK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 59LP 1 Lionel Faure 51Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 59PR 17Thomas Domingo 51N8 18Louis Picamoles 68FL 19Julien Bonnaire 46SH 20Sébastien Tillous-Borde 59CE 21Florian Fritz 46CE 22Damien Traille 46Coach:Marc Lièvremont Round 5 21 March 2009 14:15 CET ITA 8–50 Report FRA 1974 Parisse 57' m Marcato (1/2) 23' Chabal 25' cTrinh-Duc 29' mMédard (2) 31' c, 70' mHeymans 42' cDomingo 55' mMalzieu 76' m Parra (3/4) Parra (3/3) 7', 15', 48' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 27,650 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Andrea MarcatoRW 14Giulio RubiniOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Matteo Pratichetti 48FH 10Luke McLean 72SH 9 Paul Griffen 66N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco Bortolami 68LL 4 Santiago Dellapè 54TP 3 Carlos Nieto 58HK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Salvatore PeruginiReplacements:HK 16Franco SbaragliniPR 17Martin Castrogiovanni 58LK 18Carlo Del Fava 54FL 19Josh Sole 68SH 20Pablo Canavosio 66FH 21Luciano Orquera 72CE 22Roberto Quartaroli 48Coach:Nick Mallett350px FB 15Damien TrailleRW 14Maxime MédardOC 13Florian Fritz 60IC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Cédric Heymans 71FH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Morgan Parra 52N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 63OF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Sébastien ChabalLL 4 Lionel Nallet (c) 71TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet 50HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 52LP 1 Fabien BarcellaReplacements:HK 16William Servat 52PR 17Thomas Domingo 50LK 18Jérôme Thion 71N8 19Louis Picamoles 63FH 20Frédéric Michalak 52CE 21Mathieu Bastareaud 60WG 22Julien Malzieu 71Coach:Marc Lièvremont Notes: France won their third consecutive Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy. 21 March 2009 15:30 GMT ENG 26–12 Report SCO Monye 22' mFlutey 28' cTait 77' m Flood (1/2) Flood (2/2) 40', 41' Care 72' Paterson (3/3) 9', 44', 66'Godman (1/2) 51' Twickenham Stadium, London 80,688 Marius Jonker (South Africa) FB 15Delon ArmitageRW 14Mark CuetoOC 13Mike TindallIC 12Riki FluteyLW 11Ugo Monye 48FH 10Toby Flood 73SH 9 Harry Ellis 16N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Joe WorsleyBF 6 Tom Croft 73RL 5 Simon Shaw 57LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)TP 3 Phil Vickery 14HK 2 Lee Mears 73LP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements:HK 16Dylan Hartley 73PR 17Julian White 14LK 18Nick Kennedy 57FL 19James Haskell 73SH 20Danny Care 16FH 21Andy Goode 73CE 22Mathew Tait 48Coach:Martin Johnson350px FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Simon Danielli 75OC 13Max EvansIC 12Graeme MorrisonLW 11Thom Evans 44FH 10Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair (c) 68N8 8 Simon Taylor 41OF 7 Scott GrayBF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Jason White 57TP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross Ford 67LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson 75Replacements:HK 16Dougie Hall 67PR 17Moray Low 75LK 18Nathan Hines 57FL 19Kelly Brown 41SH 20Chris Cusiter 68CE 21Nick De Luca 44FB 22Hugo Southwell 75Coach:Frank Hadden Notes: England won the 121st Calcutta Cup. 21 March 2009 17:30 GMT WAL 15–17 Report IRE S. Jones (4/5) 33', 39', 51', 56' S. Jones (1/1) 76' O'Driscoll 44' cBowe 46' c O'Gara (2/2) O'Gara (1/1) 78' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,625 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Lee Byrne 30RW 14Mark JonesOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Ryan Jones (c)OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Dafydd JonesRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian Gough 55TP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees 55LP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Huw Bennett 55PR 17John YappLK 18Luke Charteris 55FL 19Jonathan ThomasSH 20Warren FuryFH 21James HookCE 22Jamie Roberts 30Coach:Warren Gatland350px FB 15Rob Kearney 66RW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Luke Fitzgerald 76FH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Tomás O'Leary 69N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen Ferris 7RL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John Hayes 23 27HK 2 Jerry Flannery 68LP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements:HK 16Rory Best 68PR 17Tom Court 23 27LK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Denis Leamy 7SH 20Peter Stringer 69CE 21Paddy Wallace 76FB 22Geordan Murphy 66Coach:Declan Kidney Notes: Ireland claimed their first championship since 1985 and first Grand Slam since 1948. Scorers 80% +Try scorers Tries Name Pld Team4Brian O'Driscoll5IRERiki Flutey5ENG3Delon Armitage5ENGMaxime Médard5FRA 19742Julien Malzieu3FRA 1974Leigh Halfpenny3WALShane Williams4WALMark Cueto5ENGHarry Ellis5ENGCédric Heymans5FRA 1974Tommy Bowe5IRELuke Fitzgerald5IREJamie Heaslip5IRETom Shanklin5WAL +Point scorers Points Name Pld Team51Ronan O'Gara5IRE46Chris Paterson5SCO44Stephen Jones5WAL28Lionel Beauxis2FRA 197426Morgan Parra5FRA 197423Brian O'Driscoll5IRE22Toby Flood5ENG21Andy Goode5ENG20Riki Flutey5ENG18Andrea Marcato3ITALuke McLean3ITADelon Armitage5ENG References 30em External links 2009 Six Nations Championship 2009 Six Nations Championship Coverage at the Guardian 2009 Six Nations Championship at ESPN The official RBS 6 Nations website Category:2009 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2009 Category:2008–09 in European rugby union Category:2008–09 in Irish rugby union Category:2008–09 in English rugby union Category:2008–09 in Welsh rugby union Category:2008–09 in Scottish rugby union Category:2008–09 in French rugby union Category:2008–09 in Italian rugby union Category:February 2009 sports events in Europe Category:March 2009 sports events in Europe Category:Royal Bank of Scotland